Purification

After evaporating off the methanol, add HCl and ether to the filter flask and transfer the mixture to a centrifuge tube and shake well.

photo shows a graduated cylinder containing just under 5 mL of clear liquid; next to the graduated cylinder is a translucent plastic reagent bottle labeled “1 M HCl”

photo shows a graduated cylinder containing just under 3 mL of clear liquid; next to the graduated cylinder is a brown glass reagent bottle labeled “ethyl ether”

video shows a clear liquid being poured from a graduated cylinder into a plastic centrifuge tube; the centrifuge tube is then capped and shaken vigorously by a gloved hand

Where is your product?

In the top (organic) layer.

In the bottom (aqueous) layer.

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